The title of this article is a localized or rather indigenized version of Walter Rodney’s classic ‘’how Europe underdeveloped Africa’’ written in the 1972 in an effort to explain Africa’s’ continuous deprivation and the role colonialism, nay the world capitalist system has to play in it. This article draws from Rodney’s knowledge of the concept
By Jonathan Ugbal To keen observers of Students Unionism in Cross River State, protests, botched plans, accusations of financial recklessness, name calling and ‘nato’ (slang for thwart) has been the order for some time now. The most recent been the botched planned inauguration of the new Executives of the National Association Of Nigerians Students Joint
By Jonathan Ugbal The Southern Cross River State Students Association (SOCRISS) took to the streets of Calabar recently to express their support for the Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Prince Bassey Otu in a rally tagged ”SOCRISS one million man match for Prince Bassey Otu”. The Students drawn up from the seven local
By Usman Abdullahi The management of Cross River State College of Education Akamkpa has introduced aptitude test for all students intending to lead the Students Union Government, SUG either in the parliamentary, executive or judiciary arm come 2014/2015 academic session. The aptitude test which was written in the college compound recently was supervised by the
By Cosmos Obi Students of the Department of Visual Arts who just graduated from Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Cross River State University of Technology, CRUTECH and are awaiting the Nigeria Youth Service Scheme, NYSC mobilization, last Tuesday protested against the delay in mobilizing them after all the school requirements including fee clearance have
By Raymond Ekemini The 2014 Students Union Government, SUG, election of the University of Calabar, UNICAL earlier aborted a month ago took a new dimension yesterday as Malabites and Malabresses had to for the first time decide who rules them online. The voting exercise commenced at exactly 10am as scheduled. All eligible students had received
By Archibong Jeremiah Schools in Cross River State have been asked to resume with immediate effect, from Tuesday 30th September 2014 by both the state government and the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT. The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT Cross River State Council, Comrade Eyo-Nsa Itam made this known to CrossRiverWatch on
By Raymond Ekemini The department of human anatomy and indeed the entire college of medical science of the University of Calabar was thrown into maximum jubilation following the elevation of Dr. Mrs Theresa Ekanem to the adorable position of a Professor by the University Senate Council. The elevation came as a surprise to many making